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- Lines: 107
- Date:
Wed Apr 2 14:58:57 1997
- Orig file:
v2.1.30/linux/Documentation/Changes
- Orig date:
Tue Mar 4 10:25:22 1997
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.30/linux/Documentation/Changes linux/Documentation/Changes
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
http://www.datanet.hu/generations/linux/Changes2.html is an
English-language HTML version.
-Last updated: February 27, 1997.
+Last updated: April 1, 1997.
Current Author: Chris Ricker (gt1355b@prism.gatech.edu).
Current Minimal Requirements
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@
Upgrade to at *least* these software revisions before thinking you've
encountered a bug!
-- Kernel modules modutils-2.1.23
+- Kernel modules modutils-2.1.29-970320
- Gnu C 2.7.2.1
-- Binutils 2.7.0.3
+- Binutils 2.7.0.9
- Linux C Library 5.4.23
- Dynamic Linker (ld.so) 1.8.5
- Linux C++ Library 2.7.2.1
- Procps 1.01
-- SysVinit 2.69
- Mount 2.5p
- Net-tools 1.32-alpha
- Kbd 0.91
@@ -84,7 +83,14 @@
Modules
=======
- You need to upgrade to modutils-2.1.23 for kernels 2.1.18 and later.
+ You need to upgrade to modutils-2.1.29-970320 for kernels 2.1.29 and
+later.
+
+Binutils
+========
+
+ If you upgrade binutils, please read its accompanying release notes
+to find out the proper way to upgrade it.
Gnu C
=====
@@ -113,6 +119,12 @@
in some standard tools. Check in /proc/net/rt_local to verify their
presence.
+ To turn on IP forwarding, issue the following command: echo 1 >
+/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forwarding
+
+ To run bootpd, you'll need to issue the following command: echo 1
+>/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_boot_agent
+
RPM
===
@@ -123,7 +135,7 @@
======
A new "stable" version of DOSEMU is available for 2.1.x kernels.
-Upgrade to 0.64.3 or later.
+Upgrade to 0.66.1 or later.
Loadlin
=======
@@ -163,12 +175,12 @@
Binutils
========
-The 2.7.0.3 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.7.0.3.bin.tar.gz
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.7.0.3.bin.tar.gz
+The 2.7.0.9 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.7.0.9.bin.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.7.0.9.bin.tar.gz
Installation notes:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.7.0.3
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.7.0.3
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.7.0.9
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.7.0.9
Gnu C
=====
@@ -210,9 +222,8 @@
Modules utilities
=================
-The 2.1.23 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/system/v2.1/modutils-2.1.23.tar.gz
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/kernel/v2.1/modutils-2.1.23.tar.gz
+The 2.1.29-970320 release:
+ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/alphabits/modutils-2.1.29-970320.tar.gz
Procps utilities
================
@@ -237,9 +248,9 @@
DOSEMU
======
-The 0.64.3.1 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/dosemu/dosemu0.64.3.1.tgz
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/emulators/dosemu0.64.3.1.tgz
+The 0.66.1 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/dosemu/dosemu0.66.1.tgz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/emulators/dosemu0.66.1.tgz
Loadlin
=======
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